I know some folks who feel like every employer is out to get them and their job is to squeeze out every last dime from their given job.

Somehow in doing so (and partly due to their attitude I suspect) they’ve created a self fulfilling prophecy where… they work for those crappy employers.

It’s all about the money and they’re surprised to find they’re not happy.

It's so true. There was an incredible influx of these folks after the dotcom boom, after the appropriate delay for them to get through college. Not that there's anything wrong with making money, but it was certainly a culture shift.